Young Children Who Used Appropriate Strategies to Manage a Delay-Of-Gratification

question 158

Multiple Choice

Young children who used appropriate strategies to manage a delay-of-gratification task are more likely in later life to display:

• A) repressed emotions.
• B) depression.
• C) greater social and cognitive competence.
• D) Both a and b are correct.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The default assumption in statistical hypothesis testing that there is no significant effect or difference, intended to be challenged by the alternative hypothesis.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can be assigned to a statistical distribution, which affects the calculation of statistical estimates.

T-test for Dependent Means

A statistical test used to compare the means of two related groups.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement proposing a relationship between variables, differing from the null hypothesis, and is tested for possible acceptance.